Sounds a lot like the deal that was offered me, and I passed. I had tunnel vision and was still unwilling to pay for Sunday Ticket, but in hindsight..I saw they were basically giving me a better deal. (I'd be paying more per month had I just asked for Sunday Ticket for free, and kept my old bill).

They offered the Genie as well, but I believe it came w/another 2-year commitment. I'm not planning on changing providers, but w/the NFL's exclusive deal w/DirecTV ending this year, I'd hate to be locked in and have them lose the Sunday Ticket.

Probably still going to call back one more time to see if I can get the previously offered deal + any kind of discount on the Ticket.

My monthly payments will be even less when I'm paying 4 payments of $36.99, as my credits will equal $40 off for those 4 months, so my bill will actually be less. I figured I'd pony up the $150 for the Sunday Ticket Max package, as long as I'm saving a total of $525 off my bills in upcoming credits.

Anybody having any luck getting a deal this year? They've called my bluff twice.

Two things, is your contract up or did you get it for free last year?

My system has always been that I call up around this time of year just to ask when my contract is going to expire and when they see that it is and they ask me about re-upping I just say I have to think on that.

Then I call back a few days later and usually I find that is the easiest way to get past the first operator (the one that is supposed to get you to hang up the quickest). The real secret is to get their name in the beginning then in the middle of the conversation to ask the question again like "I'm sorry, it's Betty right? I just didn't want to be using the wrong name here." Then you go into the I have options of Dish, cable, and the one that really seemed to sting them, cutting it off altogether.

I know this all sounds like BS but I learned this from a guy who literally talked his way so far up the chain (a VP) with Dell that they sent him a brand new 2000 dollar laptop just because the battery in his no longer held a 100 percent charge.

Using his methods I have only paid for NFL Sunday ticket once but I got them to subtract the cost from my monthly expenses so I pretty much still didn't drop a dime on it.

Anybody having any luck getting a deal this year? They've called my bluff twice.

Nope, I've gotten it free the last 3 years in addition to other discounts. Something has changed, they are much tougher this year. I got it for half....$120 but that was after like 4 phone calls and 3-4 hours on the phone.

Nope, I've gotten it free the last 3 years in addition to other discounts. Something has changed, they are much tougher this year. I got it for half....$120 but that was after like 4 phone calls and 3-4 hours on the phone.

I brought up Comcast tripple play and they offered it up for free. There getting there asses handed to them.

I can't believe that no one has brought a class-action suit against the NFL for giving DirecTv exclusivity on the Ticket. Every other major sport has their season package offered on multiple services, yet the cash whore NFL, who never met a dollar they didn't love, doesn't want to expand their package viewership and rake in even more money hand-over-fist? Never understood how the NFL gets away with this.